WEIGHT: 1 lb. Beautifully designed and eco-friendly, the Shell Biodegradable Urn in Sand is an attractive, seashell-shaped urn intended for use in a water burial. Once set adrift in the sea, the Shell Biodegradable Urn will float briefly, slowly sink to the bottom, and naturally break down over time.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). An emergency condition in which extremely high blood glucose levels, along with a severe lack of insulin, result in the breakdown of body fat for energy and an accumulation of ketones in the blood and urine.
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a dangerous illness that occurs when the body lacks insulin and cannot get the sugar it needs for energy, and so it breaks down fat instead. This process makes fatty acids called ketones. The ketones build up in the blood and change the chemical balance in your body.